The Chemical Heritage Foundation acquired the Roy G. Neville Historical Chemical Library in early 2004. The collection spans six centuries of print and contains over 5,000 titles dealing with all aspects of chemistry and closely related subjects.

Alchemy is extremely well represented in the Neville collection. There are many of the famous emblem-books, numerous works on chrysopoeia (metallic transmutation), and scores of titles from little-known authors. The images in this exhibition are photo-reproductions of engravings from alchemical books published in the 17th century.

The exhibit opened on 19 July 2006, in conjunction with the International Conference on the History of Alchemy and Chymistry, at CHF, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

To order images from this exhibit, or from the entire Roy G. Neville Historical Chemical Library, please contact digitallibrarian@chemheritage.org